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Liberty vs Bonham

259 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5× in Bonham) and kids under 18 (+10.9 pts in Liberty).

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Liberty, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 8,650 people
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Bonham, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 10,697 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

LibertyAn outdoors town
Outdoors#64 most conserved land in TX6.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$230K typical home23% below the TX typical home All about Liberty →
BonhamOne of the healthiest towns
Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#180 most trails in TX4.9 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves HistorySettled in 18375 places on the National Register All about Bonham →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid5×
Bonham has the more walkable street grid
Bonham 51.4Liberty 10.3
Kids under 18+10.9 pts
Liberty has more kids
Liberty 28.7%Bonham 17.8%
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Liberty
Liberty $2,901Bonham $2,194
Work in town+10.2 pts
More of Bonham’s workers stay in town
Bonham 21.9%Liberty 11.7%
Conserved land+8.7 pts
Liberty has more conserved land
Liberty 9.9%Bonham 1.2%
Growth since 2010+4.2 pts
Bonham has grown faster since 2010
Bonham +2.8%Liberty -1.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Liberty$1,530/mo
Typical home $230K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.65% · or rent about $1,060/mo · Housing →
Bonham$1,390/mo
Typical home $226K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.09% · or rent about $1,073/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Liberty and Bonham.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Bonham places higher on 14 of 24 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
CLibertySafer than 25% of U.S. towns –BonhamNot graded
Schools
C+LibertyBetter than 44% of districts in the state B−BonhamBetter than 47% of districts in the state
Health
DLibertyHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns DBonhamHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
8Liberty
14Bonham

Lists won, of 24 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #64#380 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #358#180 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #644#409 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #418#251 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #76#31 Most-used librariesLibraries · 181 towns #48#92 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #246#372 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #389#266

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Liberty’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
LibertyBonham
Snow a year0″1″
January low41°F33°F
July high93°F94°F
Growing season (days)286d242d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th41st
Outdoors & history
LibertyBonham
Trails6 mi5 mi
Conserved land9.9%1.2%
Settled—1837
National Register places45
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—26
Community
LibertyBonham
Library hours a week39 hrs48 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

259 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LibertyTXBonhamTX
Liberty ↔ Bonham259 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

LibertyBonham
People
Population 8,650Lowest 10,697Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.4%Lowest TX: +15.9% +2.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.5±4.7Lowest about the TX average 36.7±1.7Highest 3% above TX
Bonham and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±6.6Highest TX: 25% 17.8%±3.3Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 16.6%±3.9Highest TX: 13.4% 14.7%±2.6Lowest TX: 13.4%
Liberty and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.2%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±0.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.6%±1.8Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,833±$23kLowest 31% below TX $57,681±$8kHighest 26% below TX
Bonham and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $175,300±$34kLowest 38% below TX $201,800±$61kHighest 29% below TX
Bonham and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,060±$423Lowest 24% below TX $1,073±$87Highest 24% below TX
Bonham and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,901Highest 31% below TX $2,194Lowest 48% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.8%±22.2Highest TX: 51.7% 46.1%±10.4Lowest TX: 51.7%
Liberty and Bonham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.2%Highest TX: 13.8% 21.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 63.6%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975 17 yrs older than TX 1975 17 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 7% below TX 22 minLowest 18% below TX
Work from home 6.3%±5Lowest TX: 14.4% 10.3%±4.5Highest TX: 14.4%
Bonham and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11.7%Lowest 21.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 38.8 miLowest 44.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.99Lowest 1.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (22%)Dallas (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BonhamFew work in Liberty
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.9%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.3 miHighest 4.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.3Lowest 51.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #246 of 583 in TX#372 of 583 in TX
School district LIBERTY ISDBONHAM ISD
High school in town Liberty H SBonham H S
Students per teacherat that high school 18.5Highest 12.3Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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